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DISTINCTIVE
ASPECTS OF THE COLLECTION
The branch holds a very good
collection on local history, currently adding oral histories of
Brighton residents that will soon be available online. In addition
to a comprehensive basic collection, the branch holds a large collection
of in large print materials. There are also Russian and Spanish
reading materials for all ages. There is an ever growing collection
of DVDs, Videos, and Books on Tape.
RECURRING
PROGRAMMING OFFERED
Preschool films and stories
are presented weekly for children. There is a monthly book discussion
group for adults.
SPECIAL
PROGRAMMING OFFERED
Lectures of all kinds are
offered from fall through spring. Cabaret performances with local
Boston talent are held from October through June. ESOL Conversation
Groups run daily Monday through Friday.
HISTORY
In the 1800's Brighton was
Boston's Wild West, home of large stockyards and the supplier of
Boston's beef. Over two hundred years ago the people of Brighton
formed the Brighton Social Library, open to local citizens for a
fee. When the town was annexed to Boston in 1874, the Brighton Social
Library became a branch of the Boston Public Library. The same year
the collection was moved from the Town Hall to a ornate library
building named for Brighton notable, James Holton. In 1969 a new
Brighton Branch building was opened. The building was designed by
Norman C. Fletcher of the Architects Collaborative of Cambridge.
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